What is it? Game 113

Posted by Alex in What Is It on October 29, 2009 at 7:07 am

This week’s collaboration with the What is it? Blog brings us this strange looking device – can you guess what it is for?

Place your guess in the comment section. One guess per comment, however, you can guess as many times as you’d like. Post no URL or links – let others play.

No prize this week – you’re playing for bragging rights only. For more clues, check out that What is it? Blog. Good luck!

Update 10/30/09 – the answer: A policeman’s blackjack or sap, for striking miscreants on the head, this was on display with a pair of handcuffs and a different type of blackjack that looked like a small club. Congrats to Tim Giachetti who got it right first!

 
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Now THIS is Art: Giant Tinfoil Ball

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts on September 17, 2009 at 2:40 am


Giant Tinfoil Ball, 2009 by Emily Keegin

I crumple up tinfoil sheets all the time, but never once did I consider what I’ve made was actually – gasp – art. Behold the Giant Tinfoil Ball, by Emily Keegin: Link (includes artistic nudity, NSFW)

Now, if I had only kept my giant wad of bubblegums to compete with her awesome creation …

 
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Dog or Seal?

Posted by Queuebot in Animal, Video Clips on January 31, 2009 at 12:37 pm


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This dog must think that it’s a seal – here’s a YouTube clip of the dog skillfully juggling a basketball on its nose. (According to its owner, the dog was never taught to do this – it learned to juggle on its own)

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Christophe.

 
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Get Ready to Add the Buzzball to Next Year’s Wish List

Posted by Queuebot in Gadget, Sports, Toy & Video Games on January 26, 2009 at 11:47 pm

Grab your barf bag and get ready to strap yourself into the Buzzball. Best described as a hamster ball for humans, the Buzzball delivers a unique rollercoaster ride where the pilot is in complete control of the ride experience.

The product is still in the development phase but looks like a blast. The Buzzball is a dual motor configuration that enables its pilot to control the motion and direction of travel via control triggers and provides power to the driving wheels. The amount of power each wheel receives determines the Buzzball’s direction of movement.

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From the Upcoming Queue, submitted by whitespace.

 
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The Ninth Annual Edwardian Ball

Posted by Miss Cellania in Book & Lit on January 26, 2009 at 12:13 pm


The annual Edwardian Ball in San Francisco pays homage to author Edward Gorey. SF Weekly has photos from the ball held Saturday, with commentary in rhyming alphabet, Gorey-style! Link -Thanks, Janine Kahn!

 
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What is it? Game 86

Posted by Alex in What Is It on January 1, 2009 at 6:43 am

W00t! It’s time for our collaboration with What is it? Blog. This week’s mysterious object is pictured to the left: can you guess what it is for?

Place your guess in the comment section. One guess per comment, please, but you can enter as many as you can think of. Post no URLs, let others play. The first person who guesses right (or gives the funniest guess, if no one gets it right) wins a Free Neatorama T-Shirt.

For more clues, check out the What is it? Blog. Good luck!

Update 1/2/09 – here’s the answer: A BLU-26/B ball-type submunition of a cluster bomb, this inert practice piece has aerodynamic vanes and is made of solid metal, it’s also called a Guava Bomblet.

Congratulations to JKirchartz who got it right! And a big thank you and a free T-shirt to Coyote who corrected the missing picture error!

 
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Huge Hamster Ball Lets You Walk on Water

Posted by Alex in Toy & Video Games on December 9, 2008 at 1:44 pm

You may not be Criss Angel or the Messiah, but you can walk on water with this human-sized hamster ball caled Water Walkers.

Link – Thanks Christophe!

 
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